The 90/10 Portfolio: Buffett’s Asset Allocation Rule Explained
Warren Buffett recommended a 90/10 portfolio: 90% in an S&P 500 index fund and 10% in short-term Treasuries. Here is how the strategy works and its risks.
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TreasuryDirect vs. Brokerage: How Buying Treasuries Differs
Compare TreasuryDirect and brokerage accounts for buying Treasuries. Learn how auction bidding, secondary liquidity, transfer rules, and SIPC limits differ.
Bond Ladders Explained: How to Build a Treasury Ladder
Learn how bond ladders work, how to build a Treasury ladder for steady cash flow, and how laddering balances interest rate risk and reinvestment risk.
Treasury Bills: Discount Rate vs. Investment Yield Explained
Understand why Treasury bills quote both a discount rate and investment yield, how the 360 vs 365-day math works, and how to calculate your true return.
Savings Accounts vs Treasury Bills: Tax, Safety, and Liquidity
Compare hypothetical after-tax yields, deposit coverage, Treasury backing, and access to cash using primary government sources.
Buffett Sits on $365B: Berkshire’s Q2 T-Bill Fortress
Berkshire Hathaway’s Q2 10-Q shows $324.9B in Treasury bills and $40.6B in cash — a $365.5B war chest and a signal to fixed-income markets.
T-Bills vs T-Notes vs T-Bonds: Treasury Securities 101
T-Bills, T-Notes, and T-Bonds explained: maturities, coupon math, auction schedule, and the live June 2026 yield curve, with worked examples.
Fed’s Post-QT Pivot: +$275B Treasuries, -$191B MBS YoY
Six months after the Fed ended balance sheet runoff, its portfolio shows a clean pivot: Treasury holdings up $275B YoY, agency MBS down $191B.
Money Market Funds Hit $7.92T Record as Cash Piles In
US money market fund assets climbed to a record $7.92 trillion the week ending June 17, 2026, with institutional money driving the latest leg up.
Money Market Funds Explained: How They Work and Real Risks
Money market funds hold a record $7.89 trillion. Here’s how MMFs work, what drives their yields, the 2023 SEC reforms, and where the real risks hide.